15 Feb 2018

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Deposit returns will cut #wildbottlesightings

31 Jan 2018

We’ve handed our #wildbottlesightings report to Scotland’s Environment Cabinet Secretary. In less than two years we’ve received 6,000 reports of drinks bottles and cans littered all over Scotland’s rural, urban and coastal landscapes. Clear evidence that a deposit return system is needed.

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UK Government's plan for nature fails to deliver

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‘Cappuccino charge’ and ‘latte levy’ must just be stepping stones to a 100% of single use coffee cups being recycled

5 Jan 2018

The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) says it welcomes the recommendations in a report out today from the Environmental Audit Committee calling for a ‘latte levy’ of 25p on disposable coffee cups with the revenue raised paying for improved recycling facilities.

Clare Fischer 18 Dec 2017

With millions of households, restaurants and eateries serving up a fabulous festive roast on Christmas Day, we warn people not to pour leftover cooking fats and oils down the sink. Sewers clogged up with fat stops waste water reaching treatment works and can ultimately result in untreated sewage ending up on our beaches and sea.

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Fishing levels continue to be set too high in penultimate December council meeting before date set for Brexit

13 Dec 2017

The Marine Conservation Society says that this year a number of stocks will continue to be fished above levels advised by scientists. MCS says it’s particularly concerned about the lack of progress on these stocks ahead of Brexit.

Clare Fischer 30 Nov 2017

The UK’s largest beach clean-up survey is released. The 2017 event saw 6,944 volunteer beach cleaners pick up record amounts of litter from 339 UK beaches – on average, a staggering 718 bits of rubbish from every 100 metres cleaned.

2 Nov 2017

The UK’s leading marine conservation charity has launched a campaign to highlight how little things we do in our daily lives – often miles away from the coast – can have a massive effect on the quality of our coastal waters.

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Big support for coffee cup charges in Scotland

4 Oct 2017

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Environment Minister Joins Volunteers Armed With Litter Pickers For The Great British Beach Clean At Aldeburgh

16 Sep 2017

The UK’s leading marine charity, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS), was joined by the Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey at Aldeburgh beach today when she took part in the charity’s Great British Beach Clean.

26 Jan 2017

The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) is delighted to have attended the 2017 People’s Postcode Lottery annual Charity Gala this week, where it was announced that £66.3 million was awarded to charities and good causes in 2016 - all thanks to players of People’s Postcode Lottery.

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New Year - New You?

23 Dec 2016

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Government must avoid loopholes in microbeads ban

20 Dec 2016

Responding to reports that the Government’s consultation on microbeads will be launched this week, a joint statement by the Environmental Investigation Agency, Fauna and Flora International, Greenpeace UK and the Marine Conservation Society, said: We are very pleased to welcome the launch of this consultation, and we look forward to working with the Government to ensure that these tiny harmful plastics no longer reach our oceans.

14 Nov 2016

The Government has announced today that the Department of Health will review impacts of microplastic pollution on human health as well as harm to the marine environment, in response to a recent inquiry on microplastic pollution.

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Why do so many sharks like the Sea of the Hebrides?

12 Oct 2016

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The secret life of Lugworms

29 Sep 2016

Citizen scientists needed to help shed light on the sex-life of this important coastal species Love is in the air along our coastlines this autumn and the Marine Conservation Society is asking the public to keep an eye out for signs of passion in the lugworm population.

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We should not take marine life for granted, says nature and wildlife illustrator, Millie Marotta

14 Sep 2016

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Make Brighton your marine marathon and produce a run for our seas!

14 Sep 2016

Marine Conservation Society has charity places to fill The UK’s leading marine charity, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS), is looking for three runners to take part in the Brighton marathon, one of the country’s favourite 26.2milers, whilst raising funds for better protected and cleaner seas.